Showing posts with label state farm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label state farm. Show all posts

9887: The Shaming Of The Shrews.


DDB Chicago must employ lots of men with overly suspicious wives and girlfriends—or philanderers channeling their adulterous guilt through commercial productions. These spots for McDonald’s Shamrock Shake and State Farm Insurance show the pattern, as well as display a latent disrespect and dislike for women. Oh, and the commercials are contrived shit too. Wonder if the clients realize their agency is creatively cheating on them.

9535: Insuring Clichés And Crappiness.


Allstate and State Farm must really be suffering, as the insurance companies’ campaigns are all over the map. From Dennis Haysbert mimicking Progressive’s Flo to big-budget bullshit, the advertising smacks of corporate desperation. This new State Farm commercial features high-priced production values and copyrighted music. But does using the theme song of 1980s sitcom Cheers make the brand contemporary or outdated?